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2021-06-29
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  1. “Ms. Turković (Bosnia and Herzegovina): The Minister for Foreign Affairs of my country does not need the approval of any member of the Presidency to address this audience. However, if somebody wanted to set limitations, then they would have to be raised within the Presidency and agreed by all. I do not believe that this is a fruitful discussion, and I am truly not willing to continue to waste the time of the representative of Russia’s colleagues.”

    2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8810 (2021) · source

  2. “Ms. Turković (Bosnia and Herzegovina): I do not want to enter into a debate, but I would just like to remind my esteemed colleague that there are three members of the Presidency and, in order to deliver such a statement, it is necessary to have confirmation from all three of them, or at least from the majority of the members of the Presidency.”

    2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8810 (2021) · source

  3. “Despite the fact that those who dislike Bosnia and Herzegovina — and who are making concerted efforts to prevent it from being functional — would not agree with me, the majority certainly do. The strategic documents were created and adopted by all three constituent peoples and other citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who would certainly support my position and expect me to represent all views, as I am doing.”

    2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8810 (2021) · source

  4. “Ms. Turković (Bosnia and Herzegovina): I would like to ask the representative of the Russian Federation whether he has been granted the authority by his own Foreign Minister, Mr. Sergey Lavrov, to ask the question he posed to me. Obviously, if he does not have the permission of Mr. Lavrov, his question constituted a personal expression, to which I am not willing to provide an answer. However, if he can prove that such a question comes with the authority of his Foreign Minister, then I would tell him that everything I have said is based on strategic foreign policy documents adopted in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which serve as guiding documents for all that I have done, all that I am doing and all that I am going to do.”

    2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8810 (2021) · source

  5. “If the procedures we have diligently been following for the past 25 years were to be interrupted or suspended, we would expose ourselves to a high risk of reinfection and a potentially dangerous surge that we would not be able to contain alone, meaning that all our efforts to stop the spread of the virus would go to complete waste.”

    2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8810 (2021) · source

  6. “I invite all members of the Peace Implementation Council to continue to provide support to the High Representative in his important work. It is of the utmost importance that the Office of the High Representative and the High Representative himself continue their work with the people and institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as with the international community, to ensure Bosnia and Herzegovina’s continued progress towards becoming a prosperous and effective democracy set firmly on the path towards Euro-Atlantic integration. Allow me to conclude my statement by using the medical terminology we have become accustomed to over the past 18 months. The collective immunization of the Bosnian political and legal system has not yet been completed.”

    2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8810 (2021) · source

  7. “While an immense amount of progress has been achieved, we need to continue strengthening State-level institutions and their competencies, in line with the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Some politicians have found it quite beneficial to resist and oppose either the High Representative himself or the work of his Office, and that is unfortunate. Instead, our focus needs to be on continuing to create an Administration that can meet the needs of its citizens, as well as being able to face the challenges ahead. As members will recall, on 27 May the Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council formally appointed the new High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, consistent with relevant Security council resolutions. The newly appointed High Representative is to take up his duties on 1 August.”

    2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8810 (2021) · source

  8. “We simply cannot stress enough the importance of the role of the High Representative in the implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The process of transferring responsibility to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s elected officials is an important one but it must be done at the right time, when all agreed preconditions have been met. The political situation in the country, in particular over the past six months, including deplorable actions and statements by certain political actors in Bosnia and Herzegovina, illustrates the need for the Office of the High Representative to continue its important work. Last year, we marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the conclusion of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Dayton and its signing in Paris.”

    2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8810 (2021) · source

  9. “Ms. Turković (Bosnia and Herzegovina): At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, for so successfully presiding over the Security Council during the month of June. I would like to assure all members here today that Bosnia and Herzegovina looks forward to the day when we can close the Office of the High Representative in our country. Unfortunately, that day has not yet arrived. As members know, and as a few members mentioned, the 5+2 agenda was agreed in 2008. It set out the requirements that need to be met by the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina prior to the closure of Office of the High Representative. While progress has been made in some areas, there is still much work to be done before we can consider the requirements fulfilled.”

    2021-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8810 (2021) · source